This program will examine the U.S.Õ robust foreign assistance program with an emphasis on the involvement of the private sector, civil society, academia, and state and local governments. The participants will be able to learn from the U.S. experience of utilizing, targeting, planning, implementing, and evaluating foreign assistance as a key tool to advance U.S. foreign policy and strengthen bilateral relations. As Kazakhstan is in the midst of developing its own program, the emphasis will be on how Foreign Affairs agencies partner with and leverage a wide range of experts and organizations to implement development assistance initiatives. The participants will visit the State Department, USAID, and other agencies implementing foreign assistance as well as partner universities (e.g. land grant universities), private sector partners (e.g. Mastercard, Coca Cola), nongovernmental organizations (e.g. Mercy Corp, CARE), faith-based organizations (e.g. Catholic Relief Services, Lutheran World Relief), and state governments (e.g. State Partnership Program) to learn about their vital role in the U.S. foreign assistance system and how Kazakhstan can form similar partnerships.